Kirk Herbstreit rails on MLB, Reds in epic social media rant: ‘This s–t dreadful’

Imagine how upset Kirk Herbstreit would be if he were a Mets fan? 

The ESPN college football analyst went off on his beloved Reds and the state of Major League Baseball in posts on X after Cincinnati blew a 3-0 lead to the Brewers on Monday night and eventually lost 5-3 to Milwaukee for their 44th loss of the season. 

It was enough for Herbstreit, an Ohio native, to explode in response to one Reds fan who was railing on the franchise’s current state as well. 

ESPN sportscaster Kirk Herbstreit is seen on the field before the 2026 CFP National Championship between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium on January 19, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. Getty Images

“Bro. After 13 STRAIGHT years of this bulls–t you need to realize you’re pissin into the wind,” he wrote on the platform. “It will not change. The Reds baseball season is mid February to early to mid May. Thats it. This season was over weeks ago. I feel bad for you with all these tweets. Go watch some soccer. Get some preseason football magazines. Go on a summer trip. Anything but deal with this nonsense on a daily basis. It’s over. Time to move on.”

It’s easy to understand Herbstreit’s demeanor toward the team. 

The Reds are sitting in the basement of NL Central and are 5.0 games back of a wild card spot in the National League. 

Cincinnati has made the postseason just twice in the last 12 seasons, including last year, but has not made it past the wild card round in either of those appearances.

But Herbstreit didn’t stop there in his anger. 

Elly De La Cruz #44 of the during the Cincinnati Reds looks on game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Monday, June 29, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. MLB Photos via Getty Images

In a separate post prior to the loss to the Brewers, the sports media personality criticized the current state of the game of MLB. 

“THANK YOU!!!!! Where did the athletic ability go?” Herbstreit asked in a post, responding to comments made by former Yankees catcher Jorge Posada. “Clutch hitting in the 8th and 9th inning? Starting pitching that goes 8 or 9 innings? Base stealing-hell just good base running and SPEED?!? Sac bunts-moving runners over late in a game?

“Where’s Tony Gwynn? Rod Carew? Wade Boggs? Ichiro? Those guys wouldn’t exist in today’s ridiculous HR or K ‘launch angle’ game! The game has been dying with the youth of America for YEARS and now is losing the core fanbase as well with this ridiculous product we’ve had to digest for the last 7-10 years. Bring back Small Ball and athleticism…this s–t dreadful!!!”